Mike Hulsebus: Photo of the Day

One of the cooler game image sets I've done in a while for a game

2011-08-10T23:29:00.002-04:00

I thought this photo turned out pretty cool

2011-07-31T16:58:00.001-04:00

Karen's family loves whipped cream on their pumpkin pie

2010-11-25T19:33:00.002-05:00

Me and my normal amount

Them. Mostly I just thing it's funny that it's like somehow a whole-family thing that everyone does.

Halloween decorations through the blinds

2010-11-02T08:25:00.000-04:00

/phone quality

Someone drove their buggy to church

2010-11-01T23:23:00.000-04:00

Zooey plays Small World

2010-09-06T00:24:00.001-04:00

She's the seafaring skeletons.

I don't think Zooey understands yet that this new furniture isn't for her

2010-08-15T20:14:00.000-04:00

Baby bus has a crib to call her own

2010-08-11T22:34:00.002-04:00

See you in a few months, baby

Green Pawn

2010-05-04T22:04:00.002-04:00

Remember when I used to put photos up every day? Anyhow, here's a photo I took for an upcoming board game review for annarbor.com. I just got my review copy of Forbidden Island via Fed-Ex today.

Amber and Scott

2010-03-09T00:01:00.000-05:00

The end is near

2010-03-08T14:00:00.000-05:00

[Sorry, cameraphone]

Saw this downtown

2010-03-08T01:27:00.002-05:00

Karen Shooting

2010-02-11T22:36:00.003-05:00

For my birthday, we went to a place in Dexter and rented a 9mm Ruger P95 and did some shooting. It was Karen's first time shooting and a lot of fun.

No thanks. What else've you got?

2010-02-01T00:09:00.002-05:00

We realize that there are a finite number of houses in our price range and that sometimes, when house hunting, you have to make some concessions. Still, even if we can't find a house with a garage, I'm certain that we can find a house without a high water mark.

Where print media goes to die

2010-01-30T12:29:00.002-05:00

Sorry: camera phone image

Dwarven Forge D&D Miniatures Set Photos

2010-01-28T22:22:00.002-05:00

I'm selling some of these Dwarven Forge tiles for someone on ebay...but not before taking some photos. See the full set over at This jAlbum if you want to see a grown adult playing with 40 lbs of ceramic dungeon tiles.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T00:01:00.001-05:00

When Karen and I went to the Hines Drive Christmas lights in Livonia this year, I took some long exposures of the tree at the very end of the drive. I did the top one by doing a quick zoom and the second one by walking around the tree and moving the camera up and down while twisting it.

My grandma died today

2009-12-22T18:02:00.003-05:00

So I give you something I drew and wrote in the second grade for grandparents day. Click for bigger.

Joel and Michelle's Cake Cutting

2009-12-12T22:49:00.005-05:00

So, Joel and Michelle, if working at Intel doesn't work out, consider teaching a self defense course:

[mirror in case original runs out of bandwidth]

Adam and Jess

2009-11-11T11:11:00.000-05:00

A Mike and Karen Halloween

2009-11-09T21:25:00.003-05:00

Hello there, loyal followers. Allow me to reward your loyalty with photos of our Halloween. I went as the traps from Home Alone.

Karen went as the bee from My Girl.

It's a Macaulay Culkin theme.

Now if only we could have gotten Ciara to be him in Saved, it would have been complete. I'll let her reveal her costume on her own site though and not spoil it here (because it was great and creepy)

Today I made pizza from scratch

2009-11-09T20:00:00.000-05:00

Well, to be exact, this is bread dough I made + cheese from a bag + sauce from a can. I told Karen that she might want to have something lined up for dinner just in case I screwed it up, but it was surprisingly good.

Fall Field

2009-10-27T00:38:00.001-04:00

The last gallon of milk

2009-10-01T21:01:00.000-04:00

From Kroger's closing day.

GPS, you make everything wonderfully quantifiable

2009-09-29T20:48:00.004-04:00

The best thing about having a GPS is you're able to assign a number to everything: Your turn is .5 miles away. You will arrive at 3:40pm. You are averaging this speed.

I took the GPS with me on a bike ride while getting some stuff done around town today (hence the 18 minute stop time) and it was pretty great. I think I ran a pretty respectable average speed given that my chain bound up and rendered by bike unpedalable 4.4 miles into my 6 mile ride. Luckily for me, I was done with the uphill part of the ride and actually set my 19.5 mph max speed while unable to pedal.

Goodbye Kroger 1

2009-09-19T02:22:00.002-04:00

After being around for 30+ years, the Kroger near us closed last Saturday. I went 4 hours before they closed and things were pretty picked over (notice full dairy section on the left is mostly empty). I got a loaf of bread for 40 cents, but other than that, everything was regular price.

Steampunk Cake Topper

2009-09-06T19:37:00.001-04:00

In an awesome combination of traditions, I photographed an Jewish Steampunk wedding today. This was their cake topper.

Cobblestone Farm Siding

2009-08-30T23:34:00.000-04:00

Karen is flying away

2009-08-16T12:28:00.004-04:00

So is Zooey

Zooey helps us with a puzzle

2009-08-06T11:36:00.001-04:00

Riding the Ferris Wheel 2

2009-08-01T00:00:00.001-04:00

Hold on

2009-07-31T00:00:00.000-04:00

Staples

2009-07-30T00:00:00.000-04:00

Riding the Ferris Wheel 1

2009-07-29T00:00:00.000-04:00

The Sonic Booms

2009-07-28T01:30:00.000-04:00

Karen performing with the rest of The Sonic Booms. Videos to follow sometime in the future.

The Art Fair

2009-07-27T00:00:00.000-04:00

It wouldn't be The Art Fair without a new sculpture from this guy. Everything else at the Art Fair was basically the same as last year (but with nicer weather).

Plant on our balcony

2009-07-26T17:24:00.001-04:00

Elephant

2009-07-21T22:22:00.000-04:00

A wedding I recently shot had these great carved wooden elephants as wedding favors, so I took a photo of one silhouetted against the candle centerpiece.

Botanical Gardens Flowers

2009-07-20T22:20:00.000-04:00

Fourth of July: Drawing with Sparklers

2009-07-04T23:50:00.011-04:00

I'll leave it to Karen and Brian to post the other photos over the next few days.

Here's how's it's done: These aren't photoshopped. With each of these photos, I set the camera up to do a 15 to 25 second exposure. Since the sparkler itself is so bright relative to everything else, it exposes the "film" really well in the short time that it is in a location. Anywhere that you drag it, it will show up on the exposed image. Think of it as using sparklers to draw with light.

Since it is such a long exposure, people don't show up in the image unless you add supplimentary light or unless they stand in one place for a long time.

In later images (where Karen is on both sides of the heart for example) I added
people to the image by flashing my flash at key times. Since they are so bright when they get hit with a flash, that moment makes an impression on the film. I hit Karen with flash twice. Hence: two Karens.

In the group shot, you can see me holding the flash (which is why it was so hard to get Demoree, Brian, and Joy well lit). We took this photo by having Karen press the shutter and then run into place. I then hit the flash so that you would be able to see us all in place, and then we passed the sparkler down from person to person.

In Joy's shot, I hit Joy with flash and then Karen ran into the shot, painted on wings, and then ran out (covering the sparkler so that it wouldn't leave a trail as she ran out of frame.

New Post: Joel and Michelle Get Engaged

2009-07-02T20:43:00.002-04:00

Click the image to few the full photoset of Joel's proposal to Michelle

Bear Lake

2009-07-02T01:33:00.003-04:00

While in Colorado, we went hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park with Joel and Michelle. If you click the second photo, it's a wide panorama.

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

2009-06-30T01:17:00.001-04:00

Into the Cavern's Great Maw

2009-06-27T01:12:00.001-04:00

Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. Consider this a teaser for when I get an actual full entry together.

Cincinatti Museum of Art

2009-06-25T01:15:00.002-04:00

Florence Y'all

2009-06-22T01:07:00.001-04:00

Water Tower in Kentucky

Pecos National Park: Gate

2009-06-21T00:47:00.002-04:00

It is absolutely overwhelming how many photos we took on our road trip and so far Karen has done a far better job than I have getting photos online. Figured I should put something up. I worked for about 2 hours today on making a panaorama from different locations, but they didn't turn out like I would want, so for now, this gate will have to do. I'd like to dedicate this photo to channel mixer.

Karen

2009-06-10T00:52:00.000-04:00

Brian and Demoree just got married. I'm going to wait until they're back to post any pics of them, but in the meantime, here's Karen getting prepared to be matron on honor before the wedding (Joy did her hair).

Senior Photos at Law Quad

2009-05-23T00:00:00.000-04:00

I did some senior photos a few weeks ago. I'll have to work on a full entry, but until then, here's one:

It's like displaying one painting so that it blocks another painting

2009-05-20T14:54:00.000-04:00

Also at the art show were some really cool visualizations that went along with music. They were really hard to enjoy though since they were right by the percussion-based performance art.

Gimme Fuel, Gimme Fire, Give Me Coolant Pressure Temperature Sensor That I Desire

2009-05-19T00:01:00.002-04:00

Better hope that this thing on your car doesn't go bad, or get ready to fork over some cash.

Jokes aside, it's nice to have the Saturn back, and I always like going to their dealership and working with their people.

Cranes

2009-05-17T14:45:00.003-04:00

We went to Angie's Art Show at Work and this was one of the exhibits there. It is called Mind Masterpiece and is by Ariel Wan. You can also view Angie's photos of the Food Gatherers at her site.

Karen getting tattoo'd

2009-05-12T00:07:00.003-04:00

Karen put up a gallery of some photos from getting tattooed with more to follow in future posts.

Edit: part 2, part 3, part 4

Iwo Jima turned Bowling Alley

2009-05-09T22:58:00.001-04:00

One day we went by the patio of the Red Shoe store in Ann Arbor to find a scene with the army men raising a flag atop a hill. Today we went by and their trench had become a bowling alley.

New Album: Chelsea State Game Area

2009-05-03T16:22:00.001-04:00

Visitor at the window

2009-04-26T22:55:00.002-04:00

I know that Karen blogged it, but it's always amusing.

Karen and I went on a bike ride today

2009-04-25T03:33:00.001-04:00

Spring is here

2009-04-25T01:14:00.002-04:00

Break out the ridiculous planters, Meijer

Castle Jamaica

2009-04-22T00:35:00.001-04:00

Photo from our honeymoon.

Easter Dinner

2009-04-20T00:00:00.000-04:00

Last week Sunday, Karen and I went over to Matt and Rachel's for an Easter Dinner Potluck

Ain't nobody here but us chickens

2009-04-19T00:00:00.001-04:00

Third place isn't good enough

2009-04-18T00:00:00.002-04:00

Whitehall

2009-04-17T00:00:00.000-04:00

Building by the Michigan State Fair last summer

Zooey learning to high five (Happy National High Five Day)

2009-04-16T00:00:00.002-04:00

Alternate title for this video: Cat teaches human how to do its bidding.

I'm trying to see if I can teach Zooey that if she wants to get water from the faucet, she needs to give me a high five. I've got the stretch back pretty well perfected, now it's just a matter of teaching her that she needs to make contact.

Edit: Allie informed me that today happens to be National High Five Day. I couldn't have picked a better time to put this online.

Hey John the Baptist, have you seen the Messiah?

2009-04-15T21:00:00.000-04:00

Sure this is a stretch to be on a photoblog, but it is a photo of a painting. If that bothers you, wait until tomorrow when I post a video instead of a photo.

Wood

2009-04-15T09:00:00.000-04:00

From the DIA in Detroit. These Detroit photos are from when Karen and I went and took a fun trip for our one year anniversary last October.

MOCAD

2009-04-14T20:37:00.001-04:00

Whoops: forgot to post for two days. Welcome back. Here's one from the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Detroit.

Inefficient.

2009-04-12T00:00:00.000-04:00

I opened the fridge only to find two almost-empty Pepsi two liters.

UMMA: How it looks now

2009-04-11T00:00:00.001-04:00

42 million dollars later

Greasy fingers?

2009-04-10T00:00:00.002-04:00

I went out to the car today to see that someone had decided to look through the glove box since the car was unlocked. He was either looking to use one of the napkins Karen left in there, or he decided he didn't need a copy of New Life Church's acoustic CD. Nothing is missing.

He could at least have taken the can to recycle for a dime.

UMMA: Original Part

2009-04-09T00:00:00.002-04:00

Maybe if you squint?

2009-04-08T12:00:00.001-04:00

If you ask me, from far away, it looks like these boxes read "Morning Sucks"
Also, since when are graham crackers breakfast food?

Coin

2009-04-08T00:00:00.001-04:00

UMMA 4: Windows

2009-04-07T00:00:00.000-04:00

Karen - You'll Come

2009-04-06T01:00:00.000-04:00

Video day! Karen does Hillsong's You'll Come at a retreat last fall. Sorry for the skip, the audible person near me, and the weird letterboxing.

Karen

2009-04-05T00:00:00.000-04:00

UMMA 3: Seriously?

2009-04-04T00:01:00.002-04:00

Explain to me how two bulbs hanging by extension cords can be art but this stool isn't.

Also, I wonder if they buy more bulbs at Meijer or something. I mean I'm sure that these haven't been shining since 1991. If I were the artist, I think I would make it so one is always on and one is always off. Or make them flicker or something.

Silhouette

2009-04-03T00:01:00.000-04:00

UMMA 2: Gesture-based computing table

2009-04-02T00:01:00.002-04:00

This table at the Museum of Art allows multiple users to manipulate images and data by gesturing over the table. Bringing your fingers together is a gesture that the computer realizes means you want to pick something up.

Jailbreak

2009-04-01T00:01:00.001-04:00

Zooey tries to escape her cat carrier

Decisions decisions

2009-03-31T12:00:00.000-04:00

Albert Pujols is king of the magazine covers

I'm Bobbin. Are you my mother

2009-03-31T00:01:00.000-04:00

Karen's sewing basket. Mostly this photo exists so I can make a Monkey Island reference

Focus

2009-03-30T12:01:00.000-04:00

Karen pointed out that one day we're going to look back on this photo and be like "Look at that old car!"

The Little Prince

2009-03-30T00:01:00.002-04:00

Angie lent me her much-loved copy of The Little Prince. Before she owned it, it was gifted to someone else.

Dear Johnny, I hope you can find some hapiness in this little story. The message I want to give to you with this book is that no matter where I am or where I go there will always be someone who loves you because I always will. Love Kathie 12 18 72" src="http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6152/thelittleprincededicati.jpg">

UMMA Grand Opening 1

2009-03-29T00:01:00.001-04:00

Karen and I went to the Museum of Art downtown on the day they opened their new wing to the public. The wing's official lengthy title is the Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing. They've got a lot of cool contemporary art in there. Karen and I look forward to going back when it's not so crowded.

This floor is in part of an exhibit that also features mirrored cubes that were Fed Ex'd in boxes to the museum of art to make natural cracks on the surface from damage through the shipping process.

Zooey with Ribbon

2009-03-28T00:01:00.005-04:00

Sometimes it takes more than one image

Conducktor

2009-03-27T00:01:00.001-04:00

Merry Christmas You Wonderful Old City 17

2009-03-26T00:01:00.002-04:00

I was going to play Half Life the other day, but then I realized that it wasn't going to work out. I've had to repair my speakers multiple times after Zooey ate them. And it's gotten down to the point that only one speaker really works.

The thing about playing Half Life is that the gunshots always sound like they're coming from a specific side. So without thinking, I can hear a shot and know that someone is on my right.

The problem with playing with one speaker it's like playing a version of Gordon Freeman that saved his kid brother Harry by jumping into freezing cold water and as a result is unable to hear out of one ear.

New speakers from newegg on the way.

Tree Branch

2009-03-25T00:01:00.004-04:00

I'm guessing this was some kind of fruit or berry?

Edit: It's Sumac

Nest

2009-03-24T00:01:00.001-04:00

Board

2009-03-23T12:01:00.001-04:00

Grey Goose

2009-03-22T00:01:00.002-04:00

Discarded Christmas Tree

2009-03-21T00:01:00.001-04:00

Red-Winged Blackbird

2009-03-20T00:01:00.003-04:00

Karen and I went out to Gallup Park on Mar 14 to walk around. There were a bunch of these red-winged blackbirds spread all throughout the area all singing similar songs, usually from the highest branches of the trees.

Karen's Birthday

2009-03-19T00:01:00.001-04:00

Karen's birthday was yesterday [don't worry, her face is not on fire] and so we went around and did all sorts of Karen-related fun stuff. One of the ideas I came up with was that we head to Michael's and each make our own box. I'll leave it to Karen's blog to show you her box in the next few days, but as for me, I tried my hand at stencils. And since I don't have much in the way of knicknacks and jewerly to put in a box, I decided that mine was going to be for dice.

Geese

2009-03-18T00:01:00.000-04:00

Gnarly Tree

2009-03-17T00:01:00.006-04:00

Karen spotted this great tree while out and about and so we took a photography field trip last Friday.

[now introducing larger image sizes: hope you've got your resolution cranked up]

Milk bottles on the porch

2009-03-16T00:01:00.000-04:00

From the Calder Dairy Farm

Road Sign

2009-03-15T00:01:00.000-04:00

Apocolypse in red

2009-03-14T00:01:00.000-04:00

I got out my trusty red filter today to take some black and white photos. Normally I use it take really contrasty black and white photos like you'll see over the next few days, but I like how this one looked in color.